
A good mother
TV Movie · Drama
Overview
Single parent Mona Doermer travels to the Baltic Sea with her two children Tom and Marlen. The mentally unstable mother and the children, which are alarmingly mature for their age, form a strange team that many in the coastal town notice - including the young Commissioner Greta. When little Marlen mysteriously disappears, there is great excitement. Greta, who feels strangely connected to Mona, does everything she can to find the missing girl and to discover the dark secret of the mysterious stranger.
Top Cast


Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Mona Doermer
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Mona Doermer


Mina Tander
Mina Tander
Greta Burmeester
Mina Tander
Greta Burmeester


Juri Sam Winkler
Juri Sam Winkler
Danny Doermer
Juri Sam Winkler
Danny Doermer


Axel Milberg
Axel Milberg
Benno Haferkamp
Axel Milberg
Benno Haferkamp


Jenny Elvers
Jenny Elvers
Judith Doermer
Jenny Elvers
Judith Doermer


Judy Winter
Judy Winter
Elsbeth Burmeester
Judy Winter
Elsbeth Burmeester


Lisa Marie Trense
Lisa Marie Trense
Marlen Doermer
Lisa Marie Trense
Marlen Doermer


Gerdy Zint
Gerdy Zint
Ronny
Gerdy Zint
Ronny


Lucas Prisor
Lucas Prisor
Ole
Lucas Prisor
Ole


Marek Harloff
Marek Harloff
Sven
Marek Harloff
Sven
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